Influences of sex, age and education on attitudes towards gender inequitable norms and practices in South Sudan

Global Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 773-786

  Scott, Jennifer ^a,b,c   Hacker, Michele ^a,d   Averbach, Sarah ^a   Modest, Anna M ^a   Cornish, Sarah ^e   Spencer, Danielle ^e   Murphy, Maureen ^e   Parmar, Parveen ^b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e American Refugee Committee   (SSD)

Author keywords

education; gender equality; gender equitable men scale; South Sudan; traditional practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FORCED MARRIAGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDAN; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CIVIL RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CIVIL RIGHTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906217140     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2014.928347     Document Type: Article

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